St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-17

many of them ever saw SIR JOHN FALsTAFF
personated? Probably not one in a thousand,
and yet there is no character which is more
familiar to the readers of SHAKESPEARE nor
one that has been more laughed over.
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The ''Merry Wives of Windsor" was writ
ten by SHAKESPEARE at the request of QUEEN
ELIZABETH. She was so we'll entertained
with the bombastic Knight as he appeared In
"Henry Fourth" she was curious to see him
as lover. SHAKESPEARE knew that such
man as FALSTAFF WAS incapable OF genuine
sentiment. In order to crafty the queen he
created his character attempting to play the
lover, but still the vain, avaricious old hog OF
his former creation, positively repulsive both
in appearance and in manner.
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The agitation of the liquor question in New
York suggested to a newspaper correspond
ent to find out and publish to the world what
the editors of the big metropolitan Journals
drank. Editor GEORGE JONES, of the Times,
drinks nothing but ale. Brother DANA, OF
the Sun, prefers good whisky, but seldom
drinks it. JAMES GORDON BENNETT. of the
Herald, likes champagne, but all intoXicants
have such bad effect on him he eschews all
OF them. WHITELAw REID, of the Tribune,
keeps all kinds of wines in the cellars of his
Sl,000,0O0 residence, but he seldom drinks
anything stronger than cider. JOSEPH PULIT-
FER, of the World is attached to sour wines
and champagne, while Editor DORSHEIMER.
of the Star, is best pleased by dry champagne.
All these great educators know the value OF
temperance, and practice it. The man who
runs big newspaper must keep cool head.
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II am not superstitous,' said prominent
st. Paul gentleman yesterday, "but ! always
pick up pin when the point is toward me.
1t is an infallible sign of good luck to me.
1t is surprising how many little superstitons
OF this kind are prevalent, and how much in
telligent people are influenced by them. There
is lady living on St.',Anthony hill who would
rather miss her monthly allowance of pin
money than to see the new moon over her
left shoulder. 1t means four weeks of bad
luck for her, and it never fails,
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In some of the Southern towns it is super
stition that it means good luck to carry the
bone of a negro's big toe in the vest pocket.
During the recent real estate boom in the
northern part OF this state young St. Paul
real estate dealer rushed around to the Office
of another real estate dealer who had come
up from the Sunny South. ''Eend me your
niger bone, quick" he gasped, as he entered
the Office of his Southern friend. "What do
you mean?' was the startled response. II
mean that have just taken a fly on some
Ashland real estate and 1 want to borrow the
bone of nigger's toe to brace me up
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The authorship of "Way Down on the
SuWanee River is definitely settled at last.
One e. A. FOSTER writes the GLOBE Il letter
in which he scores the American press in gen.
eral, and the ST. Paul newspapers in particu-
lar, for their ignorance on this point, and states
authoritatively that the author of the familiar
old song was STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER, a
fact which he says is known to every back
woods school boy in the country. To the
same person is attributed the authorship of
''Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground" ''Old
Dog Tray" Nancy TILL" Gentle Annie
My Love Lies Dreaming" Uncle Ned
"Old Black Joe'' and Beautiful Dreamer ~
This is only another melancholy instance that
a song can outlive the fame of its composer
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JOHN T. RAYMOND'S funeral was held at
the famous Little Church Around the Cor
ner,'' from which 80 many actors have been
buried in recent years. The attendance was
enormous, both of professionals and out
siders. The coffin was hidden from sight by
the heap of floral designs which covered it.
''For Papa" was a pretty little design from
his little daughter, the only surviving child OF
the dead actor. Mrs. Langtry sent large
wreath from Richmond, where she was play.
ing an engagement.
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How would 1t do 10 provide the mounted
policemen with bicycles instead of horsesi
An expert bicyclist can get over ground more
rapidly than horseman, and it doesn't cost
anything to keep bicycle. A horse can eat
his head off in twelve months, while bicycle
can roll on forever without oats